C17200 Copper vs. EN 1.5410 Steel
C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5410 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.5410 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 560 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 400 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 430 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 96.9 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |